Meditation is the most important practice for calming the mind. A calm mind can lead a healthy, happy and successful life. It can cure the diseases and speed up the healing process. We describe the simple technique below called prana-dharana. Prana in Sanskrit stands for the air that we breathe. It is the most basic [...]

Interview with Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi

By: Yogacharya
I was sitting in a juice bar the other day sipping on my GreenEarth B-plus Energizer with Wheatgrass, and I overheard 2 stylish young urbanites kinda railing a bit on their yoga teacher. Actually, they weren’t complaining about the teacher per se, but they were definitely perturbed about the 16 dollars that she was [...]

Yoga meaning to unite is an exercise in mental cultivation of poses and practices that aim towards harmonizing your body, mind and soul to be one with the universe.
Beginners yoga poses are useful for those who want to start doing yoga, but are inexperienced with any form of exercises. Beginners should avoid doing yoga on [...]

What is Swine Flu?
Swine flu is a respiratory disease caused by viruses that infect pigs and result in nasal secretions, a barking-like cough, decreased appetite, and listless behavior. 
General Precautions
1. Wash hands with soap often 2. Use a general purpose soap since antibacterial soap may not be enough to fight the flu virus [...]

The ancient science of Ayurveda and Yoga offer the knowledge and wisdom to individuals to live in complete holistic health. When combined together for the prevention and treatment they compliment conventional medical therapies excellently and can play an invaluable role for healing and rebalancing the physiological, energetic, and psychological patterns [...]

Hatha has been present in the society since the 15th century and are still being practice now to help the body become physically fit. It enhances the strength, flexibility of our muscles and improves our respiration when Hatha yoga poses are done. There are more than thirty Asanas that are being practice and taught by [...]

It is good from time to time to get a refresher course in self-care. Let’s spend some time talking about boosting your immune system so you can help yourself get healthy and remain healthy through this winter flu season. I covered the importance of rest in my article Build Your Immune System: Step One. In [...]

By: Yogacharya
I’d been studying and practicing yoga for awhile before I came across Swami Gitananda’s Yoga Correspondence Course, “Yoga Step by Step.” Up until that point I had been a firm believer that yoga could only be learned face to face, in a yoga class.
But Swamiji’s course intrigued me for some reason, so I decided [...]

The practice of yoga is designed to unite mind, body, and spirit, and is based on the yogic premise that the mind and body are one, and that by the correct practice of yoga it is possible for the body to reach a place of harmony and heal itself.
Yoga has increased in popularity in recent [...]

Published on: 1/10/2010.
AS THEY WOULD BE, the West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) top men, Julian Hunte and Ernest Hilaire, are upbeat about the regional first-class season that started on Friday in Jamaica.
Living Yoga Part 7: Tortoise pose

He loved outdoors and animals
The rabbit knew something was wrong. The bunny, one of Moody Turbiville’s wildlife friends, came to the house on Faison Avenue expecting the retired first sergeant to step outside and tend his towering tomato plants or ornate rose bushes.
How to Do a Backbend for Yoga : How to do the Yoga [...]

Question.
I came across your website www.discover-yoga-online.com, and I have some questions about some points. In the historic part of your side, you said that “The period from about 7000 B.C. to 1500 A.D. was an era in the history of yoga when the teachings were written down.” Please could you give some information about [...]

100 3329 Tips on Caturanga Dandasana 6 12 09

Liz Franklin has taught chair yoga to seniors for several years now, so she really knows what to expect when leading a class for the 50+ crowd. Here is what she thinks is important to be mindful of.
Be punctual
Your students will almost all arrive with plenty of time to spare before class, so you [...]